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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social

"At Lowe’s, every one of their 273,000 employees could’ve gotten an annual $28,456 bonus with the money the retailer blew on stock buybacks. If McDonald’s had spent their buyback outlays on worker bonuses during this period, they could’ve given all their employees an extra $18,338 per year."

sep 2, 2025, 3:14 pm • 4 0

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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social

"In one survey of likely voters, 89% of Democrats, 77% of independents, and 71% of Republicans said they’d like to see tax hikes on companies that pay their CEOs more than 50 times what they pay their median employees." But McDonald's used tax loopholes to avoid almost $2B in taxes b/w 2009 & 2013.

sep 2, 2025, 3:19 pm • 4 2 • view
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Elinor A @elinor-a.bsky.social

And we are consistently told the minimum wage needs to remain at poverty levels? Bunkum. Ms Collins can keep clutching her pearls in faux shock as she packs up her office.

sep 2, 2025, 11:24 pm • 0 0 • view